GSM/GPRS/GPS TRACKER

MANUAL TK-102B

Preface
Thank you for purchasing the tracker. This manual shows how to operate the device smoothly and correctly.
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Make sure to read this manual carefully before using this product. Please note that specification and
information are subject to changes without prior notice in this manual. Any change will be integrated in the
latest release. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions in this document.

Content
1. Summary.............................................................................................................................................................3
2 Applications..........................................................................................................................................................3
3 Hardware Description..........................................................................................................................................3
3.1 Front face ..........................................................................................................................................................3
3.2 Rear face

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3.3 Side face............................................................................................................................................................3

3.4 Bottom face.......................................................................................................................................................4
3.5 Interior...............................................................................................................................................................4
4 Specs.....................................................................................................................................................................4
5 Usage....................................................................................................................................................................5
5.1 SIM card installation.........................................................................................................................................5
5.2 Battery and Charger...........................................................................................................................................6
5.3 Startup...............................................................................................................................................................6
5.4 Initialization......................................................................................................................................................6
5.5 Change the password.........................................................................................................................................7
5.6 Authorization.....................................................................................................................................................7
5.7 Real-time polling...............................................................................................................................................8
5.8 Get location in real street/address name............................................................................................................8
5.9 Auto Track.........................................................................................................................................................9
5.10 Voice Surveillance...........................................................................................................................................9
5.11 Modes switch between track and monitor................................................................................................9
5.12 Storage.............................................................................................................................................................9
5.13 Data Load......................................................................................................................................................10
5.14 Geo-fence......................................................................................................................................................10
5.15 Movement alert..............................................................................................................................................11
5.16 Overspeed alert:.............................................................................................................................................11
5.17 SOS button:...................................................................................................................................................12
5.18 Low battery alert...........................................................................................................................................12
5.19 State Checking ...12

5.20 IMEI Checking..............................................................................................................................................12

5.21 Terminal (local) Time Setting........................................................................................................................12
5.22 GPRS setting.................................................................................................................................................13
5.23 Modes switch between SMS and GPRS................................................................................................14
5.24 User manual of web and PC installation monitor software...........................................................................14
6 .Cautions.............................................................................................................................................................14
7 Faults & The solutions.......................................................................................................................................15

1. Summary
Working Based on existing GSM/GPRS network and GPS satellites, this product can locate and
monitor any remote targets by SMS or internet.

2 Applications
Vehicle rental / Fleet management etc
Powerful magnet+water proof, adsorbing in the hidden place of car.
Protect child / the old / the disabled / pet etc
Provide peace-of-mind for businessmen
Manage personnel
Track criminals secretly

3 Hardware Description

3.1 Front face

3.3 Side face

3.2 Rear face

Indicator for signals.

You can update software,

charge battery from here.
SOS Button

3.4 Bottom face

Built-in GSM/GPRS antennas

is inside

ON /OFF Button

Microphone

3.5 Interior

Install the battery like this

GSM Card Slot

4 Specs.
Content
Dim.
Weight
Network
Band
GPS chip
GPS sensitivity
GPS accuracy
Time To First Fix

Specs.
64mm x 46mm x 17mm(1.8*2.5*0.65)
50g
GSM/GPRS
850/900/1800/1900Mhz
SIRF3 chip
-159dBm
5m
Cold status 45s
Warm status 35s
Hot status 1s

Car charger

1224V input
5V output

Wall charger

110220V input
5V output
Chargeable changeable 3.7V 800mAh Li-ion battery
80hours
-40C to +85C
-20C to +55C
5%--95% non-condensing

Battery
Standby
Storage Temp.
Operation Temp.
Humidity

5 Usage
5.1 SIM card installation
Make sure that there is no call transfer and call display is on, and PIN code off. The SMS
message must in Text format, cant be identified for PDU format.
Steps:
1 Open the rear cover, and pick out the battery.
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2 Push the foil along and turn it left.

3 Put the SIM card into the holder, and turn the foil right and fasten it in place.

5.2 Battery and Charger

Do charge the battery to capacity in 8 -12 hours for first use. Please use the battery and charger
provided by the manufacturer. This unit adopts built-in Li-ion battery, and full battery will
support around 80 hours use on end. After first use, the battery can be charged fully in 35hours.
Cautions:
a: For its Li-ion battery, which contains harmful chemicals and may burst, please dont bump, puncture it
violently and keep it off fire.
b: Please charge the battery in time to keep it working normally.

5.3 Startup
Put the SIM card and battery in place.
Turn on the unit outdoors by pressing the on/off button until the indicator is on.
For first use, please initialize the unit and restore it to default setting. (Please refer to 5.4 for
instruction.)

In 10 or 40 seconds, the unit will begin to work and acquire the GSM signals as well as the
GPS signals. The indicator will keep flashing every 4 seconds when the unit has received
the signals, otherwise it will keep on.

When this unit receives GPS signals normally, you can use it and do all the following
settings.

5.4 Initialization
Send begin+password in SMS to the unit, it will reply begin ok and initialize all the
settings. (Default password: 123456)
For example, send SMS begin123456 to the tracker via a cell phone, If succeeded,
begin OK is returned by the device in SMS. If there is something wrong then SMS begin
fail is received, check out the format of commands sent and password as well.
Attention, begin+123456,the symbol+ in the following, please don't add + in
SMS, only begin123456 in SMS. This description is only for quick understand.
same argument, space not the word space, it means press the spacebar button.

5.5 Change the password

Send SMS password+old password+space+new password to change the password.
Remark:
5.5.1 Be sure keep the new password in mind, you have to upload the software to restore the
original setting in case of losing the new password.
5.5.2 Make sure the new password is in 6 digits, or else the tracker can not recognize the
password.

5.6 Authorization
There are only 5 numbers able to be authorized.
5.6.1 Call the tracker for 10 times, it will make the cell phone number as the authorized number
automatically.
5.6.2 Send SMS admin+password+space+cell phone number to set up a authorized number.
The other authorized numbers should be set by the first authorized number. If the number is
successfully authorized, the unit will reply admin ok! in SMS.
5.6.3 Send SMS noadmin+password+space+authorized number to delete the authorized
number.
5.6.4 For roaming purpose, you have to add your country code ahead of the cell phone number,
for example, please send admin123456 008613322221111 to tracker to set 13322221111 as an
authorized number.

5.7 Real-time polling

5.7.1 If there is no authorized number, when any number dials up the unit, it will report a Geo-

info; If there is already an authorized number, then it will not respond when an unauthorized
number calls it up.
5.7.2 When an authorized number dials up the unit, it will hang up and report a real-time Geo-

info as below:

*Tracking location, the SMS information about the lat./long. Received is the place received the GPS
signal when the GPS signal is weak. Please check the time received the SMS if there are some errors
of the location.

5.8 Get location in real street/address name

5.8.1 You must set up the APN of your local GSM network for the SIM card in tracker first
before using this function, if there is user name and password for GPRS login, Please refer to
5.19.1 and 5.19.2 to configure the APN, user name and password for GPRS login.
5.8.2 After configure the APN, send address+password to device, it will reply SMS including
real street/address name. For example: No. 707, MeiZhou Building, LongZhu Blvd, Nanshan
district, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

5.9 Auto Track

Report a Geo-info at 30s intervals to the authorized numbers for 5 times:
5.9.1 Send SMS command fix030s005n +password to the tracker device, it will report the
Geo-info at 30s intervals for 5 times. (s:second, m:minute, h:hour). This command set must be
in 3 digits and the maximum value is 255.
5.9.2 Send SMS fix030s***n+password to the tracker device, it will reply the Geo-info
continuously at 30 seconds intervals.
5.9.3 Cancellation: Send SMS nofix+password to the tracker device to cancel the auto
track.
Note: the interval must not less than 20s.

5.10 Voice Surveillance

In this mode, the user can dial up the unit to monitor the voice (please refer to 5.10 for
instruction).

5.11 Modes switch between track and monitor

5.11.1. The default mode is track.
5.11.2. Send SMS monitor+password to the unit, and it will reply monitor ok! and switch to

monitor mode.
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5.11.3. Send SMS tracker+password to the unit, it will reply tracker ok! and restore to track

mode.

5.12 Storage
5.12.1 Auto Storage When the tracker devices lost GSM signals or fall offline from GPRS,
tracker will store the tracking position and alerts automatically in the flash upon the pre-set
condition, when GSM signals get back, all the event alerts will be auto-sent to the authorized
numbers or monitoring platform (server), but the stored tracking data should be loaded to the
monitoring platform via SMS command.
5.12.2 Storage upon times: Send SMS: save030s005n+password to the tracker unit, it will
reply save ok, and will store the lat, long locations every 30 seconds for 5 times. (S: second,
m: minute; h: hour).
5.12.3 Multi-Storage Send sms:save030s***n+ password to tracker device, it will reply
save ok.
5.12.4: Storage Clearance: send SMS: clear+ password to tracker device, it will reply clear
ok.
5.12.5Storage Volume: The Max Storage of the memory can store 16,000 tracking locations,
and can be copy to computers directly through the USB cable.

5.13 Data Load

5.13.1 Current date Load: Send SMS: load+ password to tracker device, it will reply: load
ok if the device is working well under GPRS mode; if not, it will reply load fail! Please check
gprs that means device does not work under GPRS mode.
5.13.2 Specified date Load Send SMS: load+ password+ space+ year month date to tracker
device, it will reply: load ok and load the tracking data to the monitoring platform upon the
valid time you choose. For Example: send SMS: load123456 20110425 to the tracker device,
means to load the tracking data of 25th April 2011 to monitoring platform.

5.14 Geo-fence
Set up a geo-fence for the unit to restrict its movements within a district. The unit will send the
message to the authorized numbers when it breaches the district.
5.14.1 Set up: When the unit stays immobile in a place for 3-10 minutes, the user can Send
SMS stockade+password+space+latitude,longitude; latitude,longitude to unit to set the
restricted district. In case of breach, it will send SMS stockade!+geo-info to the authorized
numbers.
Remark: The first latitude&longitude is coordinate of the top left corner of the Geo-fence, while
the second latitude&longitude is the coordinate of the bottom right corner. It will alarm one
time in each setting.
5.14.2 Cancel: Send SMS nostockade+password to deactivate this function.
This function will be out of effect after the unit moves outside the district.

5.15 Movement alert

5.15.1 Set up: When the unit stays immobile in a place for 3-10 minutes, the user can send SMS
move+password to the unit, then the unit will reply move ok!. In case of such a
movementthe unit default distance is 200M, it will send SMS Move along with a Geoinfo to the authorized numbers. It will alarm one time in each setting.
5.15.2 Cancel: Send SMS nomove+password to deactivate the movement alert.
Remark: This function will be out of effect after the unit moves outside the district.

5.16 Overspeed alert:

5.16.1 Set up: Send SMS speed+password+space+080 to the unit (suppose the speed is
80km/h), and it will reply speed ok!. When the target moves exceeding 80 km/h, the unit will
send SMS speed+080!+Geo-info to the authorized numbers. It will alarm one time in each
setting.
5.16.2 Cancel: Send SMS nospeed+password to deactivate the overspeed alert
Remark: It is recommended that the speed alarm is set at not less than 50km/h. For below that
rate, it may cause the excursion of the GPS signal influenced by clouds etc.

5.17 SOS button

Press the SOS for 3 seconds, it will send help me!+ Geo-info to all the authorized numbers
every 3 minutes. It will stop sending such a SMS when any authorized number reply SMS help
me! to the tracker.

5.18 Low battery alert

It begins to alert when it is 3.7V and sends you SMS in 3m interval.
SMS format: low battery+Geo-info.

5.19 State Checking

Send SMS:check+password to the tracker device, it will reply the recent
status via SMS as: GSM: 100% GPS: OK/NO GPRS: ON/OFF battery: 100%.
5.20 IMEI checking:
Send SMS command "imei+password" to the unit. E.g.: Send SMS command "imei123456" to
the unit, an IMEI number in 15 digits will be returned to your cell phone.

5.21 Terminal (local) Time Setting

5.20.1 Send SMS time+space+zone123456+space+local time zone.
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For example, Send SMStime+space+zone123456+space+ 8 (time zone of China).

If the local time zone is negative as -8, then it should set as SMS:
time zone123456 -8.

5.21 GPRS setting

User must send SMS via cell phone to set up IP, port and APN before starting GPRS.
5.21.1 Setting up APN
5.21.1.1 APN standards for Access Point Name and differs from country to country. For more
information about the local APN, inquire with your local GPRS network operator.
5.21.1.2 Text the tracker a SMS APN123456 + Space + your local APN via a cell phone and
if succeeded in setup, the tracker will return the message APN OK.
5.21.1.3 e.g. send SMS command APN123456 CMNET. If succeeded, APN OK is returned
by the tracker in SMS.
Notes: 123456 refer to password of tracker and CMNET is the APN of China Mobile (One of
GSM Operator in china).
5.21.2 GPRS User ID and password Setup
5.21.2.1 In most countries, the user name and password involving GPRS login are not
compulsorily necessary, therefore, the entry can be skipped. For those countries requiring user
name and password, please configure as following:
5.21.2.2 Send SMS up+123456+space+user+space+passwordIf succeeded, user,password
ok is returned by the tracker in SMS.
5.21.2.3 For instance, send SMS up123456 jonnes 666666 to the tracker, and if succeeded,
the tracker returns user, password OK
5.22.3 IP and port setup
5.22.3.1. Send SMS as below via a cell phone: adminip + 123456 + Space + IP Address +
Space + Port Number. If succeeded, adminip OK is returned by the device in SMS.
5.22.3.2 e.g, Send SMS command adminip123456 202.105.131.245 9000 to the tracker
device, If succeeded, adminip OK is returned by the device in SMS.( 123456 is default
password202.105.131.245 is IP9000 is port).

5.23 Modes switch between SMS and GPRS

5.23.1 The default mode is SMS
5.23.2 Send SMS GPRS+password to the unit, and it will reply GPRS ok! and switch to
GPRS mode.
5.23.3 Send SMS SMS+password to the unit, it will reply SMS ok! and restore to SMS
mode.

5.24 User manual of web based and PC installation monitor software includes
in the CD in the package box. [Software Platform User Manual]

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6 .Cautions
Please comply with the instructions to extend the unit life:
1. Keep the unit dry. Any liquid, i.e. rain, moisture, may destroy or damage the inside circuitry.
2. Dont use & store the unit in dusty places.
3. Dont put the unit in overheated or overcooled places.
4. Handle carefully. Dont vibrate or shake it violently.
5. Clear the unit with a piece of dry cloth. Dont clean in chemicals, detergent.
6. Dont paint the unit, this may cause some foreign materials left in between the parts.
7. Dont disassemble or refit the unit.
8. Please use the battery and charger provided by manufacturer. Using other batteries and chargers will cause unwanted
situation.

7 Faults & The solutions

Faults

Solution

Startup Fail

Check the battery and see if it is fully charged or

correctly installed.

Hangup Fail

In existence of an authorized number, an unauthorized

number dials up the unit. Please initialize the unit and re-set up
the authorized numbers.

No GSM Signals

Please make sure SIM Card is GSM Net and installed correctly;
also call display should be on; but no call transfer and PIN code off.

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